Joseph M. Pagano, “Half Moon”, 77, of Mays Landing, passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2014. Joe was born and raised in Mays Landing and was a 1955 graduate of Pleasantville High School. After graduation he served with the US Army in Europe during the Korean War. Joe retired in 1987 from the NJ Division of Transportation after 29 years of service. After his retirement he moved to Sevierville, TN for 23 years. While in TN, he began his own landscaping business which he continued until recently moving back to Mays Landing. Throughout his life he was also a house painter. Joe was an avid hunter and fisher and a long standing member of the Mays Landing Sportsmans Club. He was also a past Volunteer with the Mays Landing Vol. Fire Dept. and a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church. Son of the late Angelo and Rose Pagano, Joe was one of 10 children. He was predeceased by his 4 siblings, Nick, Lou “Moon”, Margaret and Cathy and his daughter Leslie Straub. Joe will be sadly missed and never forgotten by his three daughters, Helena, Darlene, and Polly Jo Ellison (Tom), his eight grandchildren; Carl, Amanda, Megan, Hannah, McKenna, Jake, Luke, and Tommy, his five sisters, Lena, Anna Mae, Rosemary, Florence, and Shirley, and numerous other relatives and friends. A celebration of Joe’s life will be shared on July 25th from 10am-12noon, at Boakes Funeral Home, 6050 Main St., Mays Landing, where services will be shared at 12noon. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery of Mays Landing.